Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 12
रम्भा
प्रलोभनम् — Rambhā’s Temptation and Viśvāmitra’s Curse
यन्मां लोभयसे रम्भे कामक्रोधजयैषिणम्।दशवर्षसहस्राणि शैली स्थास्यसि दुर्भगे ।।1.64.12।।
yan māṃ lobhayase rambhe kāmakrodhajayaiṣiṇam | daśavarṣasahasrāṇi śailī sthāsyasi durbhage || 1.64.12 ||
Karena engkau, wahai Rambhā—yang malang—telah berusaha menggoda aku yang tengah berikhtiar menaklukkan nafsu dan amarah, maka engkau akan menjadi batu karang dan tinggal demikian selama sepuluh ribu tahun.
'O luckless Rambha, since you have endeavoured to distract me from my desire to conquer wrath and passion, you shall turn into a rock and remain so for ten thousand years'.
FAQs
Dharma is framed as conquest of kāma and krodha; the verse also cautions that punishment issued in anger can itself be a deviation from righteous restraint.
Viśvāmitra pronounces a curse on Rambhā for attempting to disrupt his austerities and inner discipline.
The ideal of self-mastery (jaya over desire and anger) is explicitly stated—though the narrative simultaneously shows how difficult that virtue is to uphold.